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Carlos Valencia at Spiffy Squirrel Comedy Show at The East Room 9/18/2016.

“A gorgeous level of hilarious wrong…” -Patton Oswalt

Sharp-tongued and hilarious. Intelligent and profane. Silly and provocative. Honest and off-kilter. Carlos Valencia has been described as a comedy insurgent intent on subverting PC oversensitivities and exposing cultural hypocrisies with an arsenal of unapologetic observations and laugh-out-loud irreverence.

Through years of honing his craft in comedy clubs, colleges, theaters, casinos, boats, dive bars, coffee shops, diners, prisons, military bases, churches, sex conventions, bowling centers, back alleys, airplane hangars, dance halls, redneck pubs, gay bars, jazz venues, punk rock clubs, hip-hop joints and heavy metal dives in over 30 states from Miami to Seattle and almost everywhere in between, Carlos Valencia has built an underground following nationwide and earned the respect of both new and veteran comics alike – including the recognition of underground comedy legend Doug Stanhope who tapped him to be his opening act during Stanhope’s Big Stink Comedy Tour.

If you enjoy social commentary that straddles the edges of darkness yet doesn’t take itself too seriously and is never above embracing the absurdity of the human condition (poop jokes), Carlos Valencia might be the comic you’ve been waiting for.

SPiFFY SQUiRREL is an independent, underground professional weekly alt comedy show featuring touring comedians from all corners of the earth, plus outstanding local regulars who are worth paying attention to. Sundays at 6:30pm at The East Room. Produced and hosted by Nashville’s Chad Riden.

SPiFFY SQUiRREL is an independent, underground professional weekly alt comedy show featuring touring comedians from all corners of the earth, plus outstanding local regulars who are worth paying attention to. Sundays at 6:30pm at The East Room for just $5 cover. Produced and hosted by Nashville’s Chad Riden.

Through years of rigorous comedy research at the CARLOS VALENCIA Intercontinental Institute for the Advancement of Shtick, Valencia’s line of cutting edge jokes have set new standards in stand-up quality. His comedic leadership in the field of enhanced joke telling techniques manages to make audiences laugh at rates that meet and often exceed the industry average. Carlos’ patented atomic punchline timing has been tested to far surpass the latest precision standards set forth by the American World Congress of Local Comedy. His state-of-the- art timing accuracy is designed to lose no more than one millisecond every 273 years. Carlos tolerates no less than utmost comedic operating excellence for guaranteed customer success.

Carlos Valencia’s first time on stage was at a contest where the prize was a week-long booking on a cruise ship. He lost categorically and is still not allowed on a cruise ship, but since then he has performed in over 30 states from Washington to Florida in comedy clubs, colleges, theatres, casinos, boats, taverns, watering holes, churches, diners, coffee shops, prisons, military bases, bowling centers, back alleys, redneck bars, punk rock clubs, hip-hop joints, and heavy metal dives – with some of the biggest names in comedy – and on some of the most prestigious comedy festivals in the country. Ask your doctor if Carlos Valencia is right for you (side-effects may include dry mouth, hairy nipple, and death).

SPiFFY SQUiRREL is Nashville’s only truly independent, underground professional weekly alt comedy show. Featuring touring comedians from all corners of the earth, plus outstanding local regulars who are worth paying attention to. Sundays at 7:30pm at The East Room for just $5 cover. Produced and hosted by Nashville’s Chad Riden.

The NashvilleStandUp.com Showcase @ Zanies Comedy Showplace – a showcase of the funniest comedians based in the Nashville area, plus guest sets from traveling comics, and Chad Riden’s IRON COMIC comedy competition with jokes written on the spot based on audience suggestions. Follow and reply to @IronComic to play along at home.